Belgian and French Professional meetings on sustainable fashion

8h30 : Wel­come cof­fee

9h : Wel­come & Intro­duc­tion

Her­man Van Goe­them, Rec­tor UAnt­wer­pen
Tho­mas Miche­lon, Cultu­ral & Scien­ti­fic Coun­se­lor, French Embas­sy in Bel­gium
Annick Schramme, Aca­de­mic direc­tor Mas­ter Cultu­ral Mana­ge­ment

9h15 : Ope­ning Inter­view: Tim Van Steen­ber­gen, Fashion Desi­gner

10h – 12h brea­kout ses­sions : How to create a vir­tuous eco­sys­tem and encou­rage tomor­row’s desi­gners to adopt a more sus­tai­nable approach (public sec­tor, incu­ba­tors, net­works, schools, desi­gners, etc.)

9h45 : First round – Brea­kout ses­sions [2] (45’) :

Ses­sion 1: How does the public sec­tor sup­port the deve­lop­ment of fashion crea­tors and com­pa­nies towards sus­tai­nable development ? 

Duo : Katrien Huy­gens, Busi­ness & Inno­va­tion, Pro­ject lea­der Fashion, City of Ant­werp & Maj­dou­line Sbai, Chair­wo­man, Fashion Green Hub Hauts-de-France

Ses­sion 2 Trai­ning stu­dents on eco­lo­gi­cal issues & encou­rage new ways of crea­ting. 

Duo : Andrea Cam­ma­ro­sa­no, Desi­gner, Artist & Edu­ca­tor & Sté­pha­nie Cal­vi­no, Foun­der of Anti-fashion pro­ject

10h40 : Break

11h15 : Second round – Brea­kout ses­sions [2] (45’)

Ses­sion 1: How do pro­fes­sio­nal net­works assist com­pa­nies and desi­gners in their green tran­si­tion? 

Duo : Jas­mien Wynants, Sus­tai­nable fashion Expert & Sus­tai­na­bi­li­ty Mana­ger at Xandres & Vic­toire Sat­to, Foun­der The Good Goods.

Ses­sion 2 : Desi­gners and new eco-res­pon­sible mar­ke­ting chan­nels. 

Duo : Fré­dé­rique Gerar­din, Gene­ral dele­guate at CSF Mode et Luxe & Niki de Schry­ver, foun­der Cosh!

12h: Recap brea­kouts

12h15 : Round­table New Gen of tex­tile: from crea­tion to indus­tria­li­za­tion of inno­va­tive mat­ters

13h30: Lunch